India West

Ghazala Hashmi Steps Into History And Office

RICHMOND, VA – Ghazala Hashmi was sworn in on January 17 as Virginia’s 43rd lieutenant governor, making history as the first Muslim woman and first South Asian American elected to statewide office in ...
India West

Ghazala Hashmi Launches First General Election Ad

RICHMOND, VA — Virginia’s Democratic Lt.Governor candidate Ghazala Hashmi unveiled her first general election ad on October 6, putting the spotlight on her roles as a mother and educator. The ...
Indiatimes

Honey Irani on maintaining a good equation with Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi after separation: ‘I didn’t want to lose them as friends’

Recalling her first meeting with Javed Akhtar, Honey said it was his sense of humour that instantly drew her to him. “The first moment I met him was when he was narrating my lines on set. I was ...
Indiatimes

Honey Irani reveals Javed Akhtar's drinking problem was one of the major reasons for their divorce, she doesn't blame him alone

She also spoke candidly about one of the most difficult aspects of their marriage and how it affected their relationship.“His drinking was a major problem. Then he was meeting a lot of people, he was ...
NDTV

From Sleeping On Footpath To 'Sukoon': Inside Javed Akhtar's Luxury Farmhouse In Khandala

Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi recently gave a tour of their Khandala farmhouse The house features vintage furniture, marble statues, a fountain, and a large wooden dining table The couple bought the ...
The Hindu

‘Mayasabha’ movie review: Javed Jaaferi assuredly leads Rahi Anil Barve’s sentimental mood piece

Just as Tumbbad soaked with rain, Mayasabha brims with smoke. If Tumbbad accumulated an age-old myth, Mayasabha exorcises an almost dystopian reality of a dilapidated single screen theatre. It carries ...
The Express Tribune

Pashto singer Nazia Iqbal’s husband seeks Pakistan Origin Card from PHC

Javed Fiza, the husband of Pashto singer Nazia Iqbal, has approached the Peshawar High Court (PHC) seeking the issuance of a Pakistan Origin Card (POC) for himself and identity documents for their ...
The Washington Post

5 poems for troubled times, from Virginia’s new Lt. Governor

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. She rarely talks about it at length in public, but Virginia’s new Lt ...
WXYZ

Faraz Javed

Faraz Javed joined WXYZ in 2021 as a broadcast journalist. Since then, he has covered breaking news and political stories as well as highlighted important issues ...
Virginia Connection Newspapers

Hashmi, Jones Join Spanberger for November

The Virginia Department of Elections released its unofficial results of the Tuesday, June 17, Democratic Primary, last updated at 10:57 p.m. Democrats are running with the results. All election ...
Santa Clara University

Scholarships and Awards

This fellowship will be awarded to a CESE student who shows significant promise as a successful civil engineer, as determined by the faculty, and who demonstrates financial need and commitment to the ...